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Brooks-Gunn, J.; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1989
Over 600 White females between 10.5 and 18.5 years of age were studied to test construct comparability across adolescence. Assessed were emotional functioning, eating problems, self-reflection, self-image, and mastery/adjustment to examine meaning equivalence in self-concepts and developmental psychopathology. Results suggest that the five factors…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Factor Structure, Females